What color is #EFFACB?

#EFFACB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFACB?

The RGB value is 239, 250, 203: 239 red, 250 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFACB?

The complementary color is #D6CBFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFACB color

#EFFACB rgb(239, 250, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFFACB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98% green and 79.6% blue (239, 250, 203).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#EFFACB color codes

HEX	`#EFFACB`
RGB	`rgb(239, 250, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.42, -11.4, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.42, 24.22, 118.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.561, 91.034, 69.816)`
Decimal	`15727307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFACB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFFACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFFACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effacb; }
.text { color: #effacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 250 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effacb, #d8facb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EFFACB?: #EFFACB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFACB?: The RGB value is 239, 250, 203: 239 red, 250 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFACB?: The complementary color is #D6CBFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.